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“Who are the ‘right people’?” he repeated.
Taking a deep breath she smiled. “Well. I am. For one.”
Jaxon grinned. “Fucking glad you said that.”
“Did you think I was going to say ‘you’?” she teased.
“For a moment.”
“You are a right person, though,” she replied. “You are. But I am as well.”
“Good. Too right you are.”
“I mean… I’m a right person. I’m not wonderful. But I want to fix that.”
“You’re perfectly wonderful, Teags,” Jaxon argued.
“Nope. I still have something I need to come clean about. We both do. But mostly me.”
“If you’re talking about telling your family about all of this, we don’t have to. The end result is the same, Teags.”
“No, I want them to know how you helped me. I don’t want there to be any kind of inequality between us. I want to start this the right way.”
Chapter Forty-One
He turned to look at her, blinking in the bright sun. She shone brighter than anything else, though. But for once, it didn’t hurt to look at her. It felt good to look. To stare. Not too long, because he was driving, but still. “Teagan, everything is… none of this was in order, love. Maybe that’s just us.”
She shrugged. “That’s fine. It’s us. But I want everyone to know what our deal is, because if I have to fight with my mother about you one more time…”
“You can let it go in one ear and out the other, can’t you?”
“No,” she said bluntly. “Because I love you and I can’t stand for everyone else not to as well. How would you feel if your father didn’t like me?”
“Not to burst your bubble, love. But I doubt he would. He doesn’t like anyone.”
“Okay, bad example. What if… I don’t know.Braddidn’t like me?”
“Brad can go fuck himself, you’re amazing. Also, shame on him for not liking his sister.”
She rolled her eyes. “Okay fine, I can’t explain it. But I want her to know you’re good for me. I want everyone to know. I don’t know why, but…”
She reached over and squeezed his thigh. He dropped his hand from the wheel to lace their fingers as they drove in the opposite direction of the burger place.
“That’s fine, love,” he said softly. “We can do whatever you need.”
“I need to do this,” she assured him. He nodded once before changing the subject.
“Where to, Red?” Jaxon asked. “Shea invited us to hang out at Hammer.”
“Take me home,” she said softly. “We’ve got things to do.”
He smiled. “Any of those things happen to be fun at all?”
“Every single one,” she replied. “I believe you said something about wanting to make love anywhere but on a bathroom vanity?”
“I thinkyousaid something about making love everywhere,” he countered.
Her grin was infectious. “Well. I suppose we need to get started on that, then.”
